2008 Baseball Roster
Roster
Forrest Moore
- Position:
- LHP/1B
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 191
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Baton Rouge, LA
- High School/Previous School:
- Parkview Baptist HS
CAREER:
Sophomore southpaw seasoned with 19 rookie season mound appearances and 45-1/3 innings pitched, most among MSU’s five returning lefties ? Lone Bulldog hailing from neighboring
2008:
Appeared in 19 games as a rookie, four in a game-opening role ? Posted a 1-2 record with an 8.14 earned run average and 46 strikeouts in 45-1/3 innings pitched ? Made his MSU debut with two innings of scoreless relief work in State’s season-opening win at North Florida (Feb. 22) ? Took the hill as a starter in his second outing and earned his first career win with 5.0 innings of work against UAB (Feb. 26) ? Fanned five batters and matched that season-best with a five-strikeout showing in a start against Arkansas-Little Rock (Mar. 4) ? Also drew starts against Ole Miss (Mar. 14) and Middle Tennessee State (May 7) ? Took the loss in starts against UALR and UM ? Appeared in eight SEC games, one as a starter, with an 0-1 mark, a 12.96 ERA and 17 strikeouts in 16-2/3 innings ? Compiled a 6.32 ERA in 15 relief appearances with 32 strikeouts in 31-1/3 innings pitched ? Among four true freshmen and two rookie pitchers to play for State in 2008.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Three-time all-state southpaw pitcher at Baton Rouge’s Parkview Baptist High School ? Coached by M. L. Woodruff ? Compiled a 27-7 career record with five saves and 374 strikeouts in 199 innings pitched and piled 47 doubles, 17 home runs and 129 RBI while hitting nearly .470 ? Capped his career posting a 6-3 record with a 1.38 earned run average and a staff-best 105 strikeouts ? Also played outfield, pacing the Eagles with a .490 batting average, 49 hits, 48 RBI and 23 extra-base hits ? Tabbed as a Louisville Slugger All-American and picked up first-team all-state, all-district, district MVP and All State MVP honors ? Voted Most Athletic Senior for 2007 at PBHS ? Compiled a 12-0 record with two saves and an 0.45 ERA as a junior ? Struck out 112 and limited opponents to four runs and 12 hits ? Also sported a .491 batting average with 16 doubles, eight home runs and 52 RBI ? Named 2006 Mr. Baseball for Louisiana by the Louisiana Sportswriters Association and earned Louisville Slugger All-American honors as a junior ? Also an ABCA All-Region, coaches and writers all-state pick and honored as the LSWA Class 3A ? Piled up a career-best 133 strikeouts in an eight-win, three-save sophomore season ? Selected to play in the 2006 Team One/Baseball Express Cape Cod High School All-Star Game and the East Coast Professional Showcase ? A member of the National Honor Society and the Beta Club at Parkview Baptist.
DRAFT HISTORY:
Selected by the Detroit Tigers in the 32nd round of the 2007 Major League Baseball June draft.
PERSONAL:
Born Forrest Earl Moore on May 12, 1989 in
